A pair of monumental works by one of the most influential sculptors working today

Explore two majestic works by renowned artist Ursula von Rydingsvard in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden. First constructed in cedar and then cast in bronze and urethane resin, these lyrical sculptures exemplify the artist’s complex approach to scale, material, and technique. Now, She coincides with a major exhibition devoted to the sculptor’s work at the Fabric Workshop and Museum.

About the Artist

Born in Deensen, Germany, Ursula von Rydingsvard has lived and worked in New York since the 1970s. Her work has been broadly exhibited internationally and is represented in the collections of major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Museum of Modern Art; the National Gallery of Art; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Walker Art Center; and the Storm King Art Center. To see more of the artist’s work, visit her website.

Watch: Time-Lapse Video of Bronze Bowl with Lace

In this short time-lapse video, see how Ursula von Rydingsvard’s monumental sculpture Bronze Bowl with Lace was carefully installed on a terrace in our Sculpture Garden.

​Artwork courtesy of the artist. Video produced by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2018

Curator

Alice Beamesderfer, the Pappas-Sarbanes Deputy Director for Collections and Programs